Aesthetic

When it comes to usability and design. Less is more. A minimalist approach to design when using Nielsen's Heuristics is about providing all the information to the end user without overloading. The most information with the least amount of noise is ideal.

Consistency

The Consistency Heuristic applies to every aspect of the UX experience. The "layers of consistency," span numerous categories that include content, user-entered data, and button layout to name a few. Consistency is vital to reduce confusion and maximize usability.

Flexibility

Flexibility can be seen as numerous things. On one hand it can be used to measure accessibility to an extent and on the other hand it can be used to measure the effectivness of a system. Flexibility must take into account all end users and accomadate accordingly.

Help and Documentation

This principle can and should be applied to further assist an end user if issues arise. There are two situations in this principle, proactive and reactive. Proactive help can be used to familiarize a user with a system. Reactive help can be used to troubleshoot a system with a user.

Visibility

Visibility or Visibility System Status refers to how well the information of the system is relayed to the end user. The key to this heuristic is that more information ultimately means better decision making.